In this episode:

-Mike wonders what's next for Nest and what they'll announce on June 17th

-Mike and BeOn Home's Alexei Erchak talk about the rise of DIY security and the beginning of the HomeKit era.

-Mike and Alexei talk about BeOn Home and their products

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Mike and Jason Johnson break down what they think Google Brillo and Weave - Google's new IoT/Smart Home OS and protocol -are and also talk HomeKit.

Jason is the CEO of August,the maker of the August Smart Lock.

You can find out more about August at www.august.com

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In this episode of the Smart Home Show, we talk about Google's smart home teddy bear patent, Alarm.com's IPO and the entry of China's big tech co's into the smart kitchen.

Our guest for the podcast is Matt Furlong, the GM of the home improvement category for Amazon, which includes Amazon's home automation store.

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In this episode, Mike talks about the new Google IoT OS (that's really a smart home OS) and reveals some exclusive info he uncovered about the new technology.

He also gives his thoughts on the Skybell Wi-Fi connected doorbell.

His guest is Branton Ellerbee, a Dallas-based small business owner who is creating a DIY smart home installer business.

You can find out more about Branton and his business at:

http://www.connectedhomedallas.com/

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Guest: Stuart Lombard, CEO of Ecobee

In this episode, Mike catches up on some recent smart home news, gives a quick review of his Ecobee3, and talks with Stuart Lombard of Ecobee.

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It's pet day on the Smart Home Show!

So where does Fido fit into the smart home? You'll find out on today's episode, which is all about pets and the connected home.

Our first guest is Carlos Herrera, CEO of PetNet, makers of a Wi-Fi connected pet feeder.

Our second guest is Ben Jacobs, CEO of Whistle, makers of pet activity trackers and GPS enabled dog collar devices.

You can find PetNet at www.petnet.io

You can find Whistle at www.whistle.com

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What exactly is Amazon up to in the smart home?

That's what we try to figure out on today's Smart Home Show!

We talk everything from their home automation storefront, the Echo, the Dash replenishment services and Dash button to the Amazon home services and what's next!

My guest is Richard Gunther of the Home: On podcast.

You can find Richard's show at: http://www.thedigitalmediazone.com/podcasts/home-on/

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Guest: Unikey's Phil Dumas.

Today Unikey announced a $10 million series A funding round. I caught up with the company's CEO Phil Dumas to talk about Unikey's business, the investors and the state of the smart lock market.

You can find out more at www.unikey.com

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Zigbee-Thread Part 2: A talk with Tobin Richardson, President of Zigbee Alliance & Chris Boross, President of Thread Group.

Mike talks to Tobin and Chris about why they decided to work together and what it means for each group.

The sponsor for today's episode is Control4. Control4's Smarter Living Livestream (and video archive) event that demonstrates life in the smart home will be on April 22 at 7 EST. You can register and find the video after at: ctrl4.co/livesmart

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Guest: GreenPeak CEO Cees Links

GreenPeak is one of the leading providers of Zigbee chips, so I caught up with CEO Cees Links to talk about what the Zigbee/Thread agreement means. Cees also breaks down where most of the Zigbee systems are being deployed today.

The sponsor for today's episode is Control4. Control4's Smarter Living Livestream (and video archive) event that demonstrates life in the smart home will be on April 22 at 7 EST. You can register and find the video after at: http://ctrl4.co/livesmart

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